New Posts For Thread: NHS Staff working with Covid-19 patientshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640625/nhs-staff-working-with-covid-19-patientsAt the end of their shift do they just go home and hope for the best?All front line staff deserve a pay rise and generous bonus when this is resolved. They should also be showering as soon as they come off the wards and change into civvy clothes instead of travelling home with possibly contaminated uniforms.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640625/nhs-staff-working-with-covid-19-patients?post_id=559128717#559128717All front line staff deserve a pay rise and generous bonus when this is resolved. They should also be showering as soon as they come off the wards and change into civvy clothes instead of travelling home with possibly contaminated uniforms.Mon, 06 Apr 2020 14:24:27 -0500for this latest work though they should have very good rewards .Australaia did roll out a system paying comp to cov-catchers ...but morrison backing down on some saying they need to prove they caught the virus at work ...not sure how that workshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640625/nhs-staff-working-with-covid-19-patients?post_id=559128151#559128151for this latest work though they should have very good rewards .Australaia did roll out a system paying comp to cov-catchers ...but morrison backing down on some saying they need to prove they caught the virus at work ...not sure how that worksMon, 06 Apr 2020 13:06:47 -0500nurses pay isn't too bad in the big scheme of things ... they tend to do more of the paper work and meds these days ..some of them are like office managers . It's the porters ,cleaners and health care assistant workers that get a raw deal as they dohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640625/nhs-staff-working-with-covid-19-patients?post_id=559128139#559128139nurses pay isn't too bad in the big scheme of things ... they tend to do more of the paper work and meds these days ..some of them are like office managers . It's the porters ,cleaners and health care assistant workers that get a raw deal as they doMon, 06 Apr 2020 13:04:46 -0500I agree that NHS staff should have a pay increase now. But they should have had a pay increase for the last 10 years or so instead of so called austerity measures.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640625/nhs-staff-working-with-covid-19-patients?post_id=559127863#559127863I agree that NHS staff should have a pay increase now. But they should have had a pay increase for the last 10 years or so instead of so called austerity measures.Mon, 06 Apr 2020 12:12:21 -0500they should get very high pay ...such are their low wages though they'd all be scrambling for treble pay let alone x10 some staff don't have many choices ...it's often money before health ...some poor people treat health as a luxury would be nicehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640625/nhs-staff-working-with-covid-19-patients?post_id=559127557#559127557they should get very high pay ...such are their low wages though they'd all be scrambling for treble pay let alone x10 some staff don't have many choices ...it's often money before health ...some poor people treat health as a luxury would be niceMon, 06 Apr 2020 11:11:18 -0500I think those on the frontline such as NHS staff ought to be paid "danger" money during this period eg 10x present pay, income tax-free, 6 months all expenses paid holiday locally and priority of the housing ladder.I'd not even volunteer to assist anhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640625/nhs-staff-working-with-covid-19-patients?post_id=559127239#559127239I think those on the frontline such as NHS staff ought to be paid "danger" money during this period eg 10x present pay, income tax-free, 6 months all expenses paid holiday locally and priority of the housing ladder.I'd not even volunteer to assist anMon, 06 Apr 2020 10:37:01 -0500My niece is now working on a covid ward. The hospital has a two-floor policy with worst cases on top floor and people just admitted on first floor. She's working on the first floor. People on top floor have proper PPE as it should be but on their flohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640625/nhs-staff-working-with-covid-19-patients?post_id=559127143#559127143My niece is now working on a covid ward. The hospital has a two-floor policy with worst cases on top floor and people just admitted on first floor. She's working on the first floor. People on top floor have proper PPE as it should be but on their floMon, 06 Apr 2020 10:27:28 -0500Thanks for your feedback peckerdunne and I'll give the second link a listen if I get time later. Here they are again for anyone interested -From 40:43 … https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000h229 - a little over fifteen minutes worth.https://www.bhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640625/nhs-staff-working-with-covid-19-patients?post_id=559124815#559124815Thanks for your feedback peckerdunne and I'll give the second link a listen if I get time later. Here they are again for anyone interested -From 40:43 … https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000h229 - a little over fifteen minutes worth.https://www.bMon, 06 Apr 2020 00:01:51 -0500Good luck to your girl NEC, worried for mine and her hubbie, the young are too blase about this disease. Like nothing I have ever known in my life.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640625/nhs-staff-working-with-covid-19-patients?post_id=559123573#559123573Good luck to your girl NEC, worried for mine and her hubbie, the young are too blase about this disease. Like nothing I have ever known in my life.Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:10:56 -0500thank you guys and hope your family stay safe at work peckerdunne and of course the families of all on hereits an incredibly worrying time as every new admission is a potential corona casebut she seems to be taking it in her stride atmhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640625/nhs-staff-working-with-covid-19-patients?post_id=559123535#559123535thank you guys and hope your family stay safe at work peckerdunne and of course the families of all on hereits an incredibly worrying time as every new admission is a potential corona casebut she seems to be taking it in her stride atmSun, 05 Apr 2020 16:05:27 -0500